kikhosta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kyke hosta. Equivalent to kikna +‎ hosta. Compare Danish kighoste, Norwegian Nynorsk kikhoste, Low German kuchhōst, German Keuchhusten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːkˌhʊsta/

Noun

kikhosta c

1. whooping cough

Declension

Declension of kikhosta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kikhosta	kikhostas
	definite	kikhostan	kikhostans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• kikbär

References

• kikhosta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kikhosta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kikhosta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH